First Round of ‘Informal-Informal’ Negotiations on the Zero Draft of the Outcome Document and Third Intersessional Meeting of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20)

19-23 and 26-27 March 2012 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America

Highlights from Tuesday, 20 March, 2012

During the second day of informal informal consultations, UNCSD delegates continued their first reading of the zero draft. They offered amendments and initial comments on the amendments of other delegations for Sections III (Green Economy in the Context of Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication) and IV (Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development). Numerous side events were organized around themes related to the UNCSD agenda during lunchtime and at the end of the day.